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Gaspra
Gaspra
Гаспра | |
|---|---|
| Haspra | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Gaspra Location of Gaspra within the Crimea | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′10″N 34°6′38″E / 44.43611°N 34.11056°E | |
| Country | Ukraine (occupied by Russia) |
| Autonomous republic | Crimea (de jure) |
| Raion | Yalta Raion (de jure) |
| Federal subject | Crimea (de facto) |
| Municipality | Yalta Municipality (de facto) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 10,310 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 98660 — 98669 |
| Area code | +380-654 |
| Climate | Cfb |
Gaspra (Ukrainian: Гаспра; Russian: Гаспра; Crimean Tatar: Gaspra; from Greek ἄσπρα áspra, 'white'), officially transliterated Haspra, is a spa town, an urban-type settlement in Yalta Municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. It is located on the Black Sea coast, west of Yalta, and is a popular holiday resort. Population: 10,310 (2014 Census).[1]
Leo Tolstoy lived in Gaspra in 1901 and 1902.[citation needed] Nearby are the Swallow's Nest, a modern castle and Charax, Crimea a Roman fort.
The asteroid 951 Gaspra is named after the town.
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
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